How Formula 1 ended up with its gruelling 24-race calendar for 2023

For those working in the paddock, it was the first sign of just how many weekends would be spent away from home next year. People joked about the upcoming boom in business for divorce lawyers around Oxfordshire, where most F1 teams are based, and shuddered at the copious amount of time about to be spent on flights through next season.
The number of races is not the surprising bit about the …Keep reading
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Horner regrets missing chance to sign Piastri to Red Bull F1 junior team

2021 Formula 2 champion Piastri will make his F1 debut with McLaren next year after finding himself at the heart of a contract saga in recent weeks involving both McLaren and Alpine.
Piastri rose through the junior ranks as part of Alpine’s academy, but the team was found not to have a valid contract in place with him for an F1 drive in 2023.
The saga was the biggest talking point in F1 …Keep reading
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Alpine F1 CEO Rossi “proud” of Szafnauer signing

Although Szafnauer has endured some difficult weeks, after finding himself at the centre of F1’s driver market silly season when Alpine lost Fernando Alonso to Aston Martin and Oscar Piastri to McLaren, Rossi has nothing but praise for him.
Rossi says that despite what happened on the driver front, with the team still upset about a lack of loyalty shown from Piastri, he is adamant Szafnauer …Keep reading
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Mercedes lacked tools to sort W13 problem quicker

The Brackley-based squad is still hunting for its first F1 victory this season, with it having been on the back foot against Red Bull and Ferrari throughout much of the 2022 campaign.
The design of its current challenger has proved to be not ideal for the new ground effect regulations, with it suffering from a lack of performance, bouncing and poor ride.
Furthermore, its concept of producing …Keep reading
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